Monaco City vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Monaco City	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$7483	$3183
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9886	$7493
🏠 One person rent	$6445	$1996
🏘️ Family rent	$5999	$3450
🍽️ Food expenses	$763	$789
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.1	$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$9172	$6618
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	21	80
😀 Quality of life	66	91
🏙️ Population	38.9K	737K

The cost of living in Monaco City is 135% more expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 1st and 126th ($7483 vs $3183) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 94th in Monaco and the United States, respectively. Check Monaco vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Monaco City compared to 2.1 months in Seattle. Monaco City ranked 2nd best city to live in Monaco vs Seattle ranked 33rd in the United States, while ranked 5012th and 147th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Monaco City	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.5	$20.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.6	$92.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.88	$7.95
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$6.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$5.17	$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$6949	$2109
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$6027	$1647
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$6797	$3900
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5389	$2895
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$270	$279
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.1	$74.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.25%	6.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$74781	$7971
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$57868	$5180
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.31	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.7	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.2	$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.2	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.31	$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$4.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.11	$5.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$18.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$5.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$5.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$3.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$3.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.11	$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.58	$3.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.8	$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$4.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.3	$13.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$17.5	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$11.9	$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.12	$5.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5.94	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$88	$81.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.6	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$84.2	$167
💇 Haircut, simple	$44.8	$28.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$108	$76.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$140	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2267	$2124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$46388	$30033

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Cities near Monaco City

Distance	City	Cost of living
0.9 km or 0.6 mi	Monte Carlo	$4967
8.1 km or 5 mi	Menton	$1568
12 km or 7.7 mi	Nice	$1901
17 km or 10 mi	Ventimiglia	$1604
29 km or 18 mi	Antibes	$1863
30 km or 19 mi	Sanremo	$1541
38 km or 23 mi	Cannes	$2002
52 km or 32 mi	Imperia	$1469
73 km or 45 mi	Cuneo	$1264
79 km or 49 mi	Mondovi	$1386
106 km or 66 mi	Savona	$1578
132 km or 82 mi	Manosque	$1488
138 km or 86 mi	Toulon	$1530
143 km or 89 mi	Genoa	$1613
144 km or 90 mi	Asti	$1320
150 km or 93 mi	Turin	$1659
160 km or 100 mi	Aix-en-Provence	$1853
162 km or 101 mi	Alessandria	$1335
172 km or 107 mi	Marseille	$1759
173 km or 108 mi	Tortona	$1429
189 km or 117 mi	Voghera	$1563
193 km or 120 mi	Vercelli	$1320
195 km or 121 mi	Miramas	$1827
198 km or 123 mi	La Spezia	$1565
201 km or 125 mi	Bastia	$1542
210 km or 130 mi	Biella	$1226
210 km or 131 mi	Grenoble	$1560
210 km or 131 mi	Vigevano	$1725
211 km or 131 mi	Avignon	$1501
212 km or 132 mi	Pavia	$1479
213 km or 132 mi	Novara	$1271
218 km or 136 mi	Carrara	$1416
223 km or 139 mi	Aosta	$1673
228 km or 142 mi	Viareggio	$1467
228 km or 142 mi	Ajaccio	$1674
231 km or 143 mi	Buccinasco	$1803
233 km or 145 mi	Piacenza	$1556
234 km or 146 mi	Livorno	$1669
236 km or 146 mi	Chambery	$1352
238 km or 148 mi	Busto Arsizio	$1716

Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2843
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3164
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$3012
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2648
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2678
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2827
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2782
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2621
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3602
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2749
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2783
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2734
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2884
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2728
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2797
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2637
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2736
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2479
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2775
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2714
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2542
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2617
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2709
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2342
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2727
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2429
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2722
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2822
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2670
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2576
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2661
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2378
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2616
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2592
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2690
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2773
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2475
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2580
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2765
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2098